Effect of electroacupuncture on thalamic neuronal response to visceral nociception

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-372

  Zhang, Jian liang ^a   Zhang, Shi ping ^a   Zhang, Hong qi ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Rat; Thalamus; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN RECEPTOR; TACTILE STIMULATION; THALAMUS; VISCERA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; COLON; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; THALAMUS; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 61849099894     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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